Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy using double balloon catheter: a new technical application.

In the present study, a modified application of the surgical instrument with double balloon is described in the ovarian cystectomy procedure. This technique has been proved effective and safe especially in removing chocolate-like cystoma. This new instrument, which we originally designed, has two balloons at the tip of the catheter. After a cyst is punctured, the inner and outer balloons are inflated to fix the cyst well. After fixing the cyst with two balloons, the internal needle of the instrument can be removed. This catheter, named the SAND balloon catheter, is advantageous in laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy.